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  August 24, 2021 Buzzfeed News

  Formerly Incarcerated People Shared What It’s Like To Readjust To Society After Prison

  Formerly incarcerated people often say that prison follows you long after you’ve left. It’s an ecosystem predicated on survival, and the more time one serves, the more deeply ingrained the prison social construct becomes.

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  August 02, 2021 City Limits

  NY Prison Arts and Reentry Programs Persist Throughout Pandemic

  For many behind bars, art remained an important outlet that allowed them to express their feelings on the impact of the pandemic, and draw attention to their plight.

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  July 20, 2021 The Davis Vanguard

  Left and Right Wing Coalition Urges President Biden to Grant Clemency to 4,000 on COVID Home Confinement

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  July 15, 2021 Broadway World

  The Fortune Society Presents WE CHOOSE TO BLOOM, a Virtual Arts Festival Next Week

  From Monday, July 19 through Thursday, July 22, 2021, experience We Choose to Bloom, The Fortune Society's exciting, free four-day virtual festival celebrating community and healing through the arts.

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  June 30, 2021 USA Today

  Stanley Richards, former Rikers inmate, named to NYC jail leadership

  He was once incarcerated on Rikers Island. Now, he'll help New York City close the notorious jail.

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  June 09, 2021 AMNY

  Op-Ed | In this case, less really is more — parole reform today

  In support for #LessIsMoreNy, Executive Vice President Stanley Richards pens op-ed.

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